Creating The Perfect Wedding Timeline | Pt. 2 Without First Look

This post is part of the series, The Ultimate Guide To Being A Wedding Photographer — advice for running a successful wedding photography biz. Click here to view a list of all the posts in this series.

Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s guest post from attorney, Christina Scalera, with some important info about making your website GDPR compliant!

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Today, I’m picking back up with this month’s series on growing a successful wedding photography business and brand, and more specifically we’re picking up where we left off… talking about the perfect wedding day timeline.

In part 1, I shared a sample timeline for a wedding with a first look.

As a photographer, I’m a huge fan of first looks — you just get better photos with them. But not all couples want to do a first look (ahhh… tradition….).

So, today I’m going to share a sample timeline for a wedding WITHOUT a first look.

Eight Hour Wedding Without A First Look

12:30 pm | Photographers Arrive | Bride Getting Ready | Detail Shots

1:15 pm | Bride Getting Into Dress

1:30 pm | Bridal Portraits | Bride w/ Bridesmaids

2:30 pm | Groom Getting Ready | Groom Portraits | Groom w/Groomsmen

3:30 pm | Quiet Time Pre-Ceremony

4:00 pm | Ceremony Begins

4:30 pm | Family Portraits

5:15 pm | Bridal Party Portraits

5:30 pm | Bride & Groom Portraits

6:00 pm | Reception Entrance

6:15 pm | Dinner

8:30 pm | Photographers Leave

Again, you can adjust this timeline according to the number of hours your client books (**hint, hint: for less time, knock down your reception coverage, you’ll lose some photos of guests dancing… and nobody seems to miss those…)

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I hope you found these timeline posts helpful! If so, be sure to pin and save for later!